Endocrine System

Question 1

What are the nine glands of the endocrine system

Answer 1

Thyroid 
Parathyroid
Adrenal 
Pancreas
Ovaries
Testes
Anterior and posterior pituitary

Question 2

Thyroid produces what

Answer 2

T3&T4
control rate at which cells burn fuels from food

Calcitonin: reduces blood calcium

Question 3

Parathyroid produces what

Answer 3

Parathyroid hormone

Controls level of calcium in blood

Question 4

Pineal

Answer 4

Secretes melatonin

Sleeep

Question 5

What is another name for adrenal gland

Answer 5

Kidney

Question 6

Adrenal gland

Answer 6

Mineralcorticoids: maintain body’s salt water levels (K & Na)
Glucocorticoids: response to illness and increase glucose
Epinephrine: increases BP under stress

Question 7

Pancreas

Answer 7

Insulin: lowers glucose levels
Glucagon: raises blood sugar levels

Question 8

Ovaries

Answer 8

Estrogen (1) and progesterone (2)

Prepare lining of womb and placenta

Question 9

Testes

Answer 9

Testosterone

Main stimulus for sperm production

Question 10

Anterior pituitary

Answer 10

1. Growth hormone
2. Prolactin: milk production
3. FSH: formation of sperm Or ova
4. Luteinizing hormone: stimulates ovulation and androgen
5. Adrenocorticotropic hormone: stimulates adrenal glands to secrete steroid hormones
6. TSH: production of thyroid hormones

Question 11

Posterior pituitary

Answer 11

Oxytocin: uterine contraction
ADH: antidiuretic: controls water balance and BP